Inbrief

Privacy Act 1988 Update

A year has passed since the provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 came into effect. To mark this occasion, the Privacy Law Committee of the Law Council's...

National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference

The Fifth National Access to Justice & Pro Bono Conference will be held in Sydney on 18 and 19 June 2015 at the Sheraton on the Park. The biennial conference gathers legal professionals, judges,...

Special Local Court sitting arrangements on 1-3 July

Judge Graeme Henson, chief magistrate of the Local Court, has announced sitting arrangements that will apply during the court's annual conference, which will be held from 1-3 July 2015. Learn more...

The Sun-Herald City 2 Surf

Philanthropy

Members are invited to participate in the NSW Bar Association team in the Sun-Herald City 2 Surf on Sunday, 9 August 2015. The race is 14km in distance starting from the intersection of...

Advocacy courses designed by barristers for barristers

The Australian Bar Association Advocacy Training Council will host a series of intensive courses from July 2015 through January 2016. 'Essential Trial Advocacy', 'Appellate Advocacy' and 'Advanced...

Positions vacant at the Workers Compensation Commission

Applications are sought from suitably qualified persons for the following positions in the Workers Compensation Commission.

Arbitrators : Full-time and Sessional

Applications are sought from...

Certainty in sitting hours in the Federal Circuit Court

On 4 March 2015 President Jane Needham SC wrote to Chief Judge John Pascoe AO CVO of the Federal Circuit Court, in relation to predictability of sitting hours for those with carer's responsibilities.... Read more >

The Human Rights Committee presents: The Forgotten Children

A seminar will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm on Tuesday, 21 April: "The Forgotten Children", presented by Professor Gillian Triggs and Professor Elizabeth Elliott AM and chaired by Dr Sarah...

Spacious room for sale or lease on Third Floor Wentworth

Promoted by Third Floor Wentworth

A double sized room (easily converted into two standard rooms) is now available for purchase or lease on the Third Floor, Wentworth Chambers. The room has a...

ABA congratulates new president of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association

The Australian Bar Association (ABA) has congratulated Alexander Ward on his election as president of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA).

Federal Court consultation forum

Members are invited to an information and consultation forum regarding the Federal Court's new National Court Framework and the Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights National...

CPD tonight: Communicating with Aboriginal Clients and Witnesses

Although English is the first and main language of Aboriginal people in NSW, subtle dialectal differences have emerged in Aboriginal English over two centuries. The Bar Association and the Law...

High Court appointment welcomed by peak legal professional bodies

The Australian Bar Association (ABA) and the Law Council of Australia have welcomed the announcement yesterday by Attorney General George Brandis of the appointment of Justice Michelle Gordon to the...

ABA backs joint statement by three Malaysian bars

The Australian Bar Association has joined colleagues in Malaysia in opposing that country's proposed Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015. Learn more here.

Judicial leniency - public perceptions need a reality check

It will come as no surprise to members of the New South Wales Bar. Research by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research demonstrates that our political and media discourse on criminal justice -...

Farewell to the Hon Justice R Barrett

The Honourable Justice R Barrett will retire as a judge of appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on Monday, 20 April 2015. A formal ceremony to honour this occasion will be held in Banco...

Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon

Philanthropy

Members are invited to participate in the NSW Bar Association team in the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon on Sunday, 17 May 2015 starting at 6.45am.

The Sydney Morning Herald Half...

ABA conference in 2015

The Australian Bar Association will be holding its biennial conference in Washington DC and Boston in July 2015. The Washington DC preliminary conference will take place from 3-5 July and will focus...

2015 Bench and Bar Dinner

Collegiality

The president and the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South Wales Bar Association and members of the judiciary to the 2015 Bench and Bar Dinner. The...

Coming up in CPD tonight

The following seminar will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm tonight: "Get a Room. Challenges of buying-in, moving chambers, life in an annex, losing tutors and all the other frustrations of life...

High Court appointment

The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon of the Federal Court has been appointed as the next justice of the High Court of Australia. Justice Gordon will replace the Hon Justice Kenneth Hayne AC, who will...

Appointments to note: Australian Electoral Commission

The Hon Dennis Cowdroy OAM QC has been appointed chairperson of the Australian Electoral Commission. His appointment took effect on 23 March 2015, following the end of the Hon Peter Heerey AM QC's...

CIArb Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration - applications close on 16 April

Promoted by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Final placements for CIArb Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration 18 - 26 April 2015, Sydney. Sponsored by leading law firms and...

Out now! Commonwealth Criminal Law, by Troy Anderson

Promoted by Federation Press

This wide-ranging and timely text covers significant areas of Commonwealth criminal law, including corporate crime, social security and tax fraud, drug importation,...

Finding barristers admitted to practise overseas

Finding a NSW barrister who's admitted to practise in an overseas jurisdiction is now a quick and simple process. Visit Find A Barrister and select "Advanced Search". Then, make your selection from...